2012 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
| Duration | September 5, 2012 – December 16, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Most wins |  Ariel Cañete (2) |
| Order of Merit | Ariel Cañete |
2013 → | |
The 2012 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the inaugural season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, the main professional golf tour in Latin America, operated and run by the PGA Tour. The tour was converted from the Tour de las Américas which ceased to operate in 2012.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | Mundo Maya Open | Mexico | 150,000 | Tommy Cocha (1) |
6 |
| Sep 16 | TransAmerican Power Products Open | Mexico | 150,000 | Ariel Cañete (1) |
6 |
| Sep 23 | Arturo Calle Colombian Open | Colombia | 125,000 | Matías O'Curry (1) |
6 |
| Oct 6 | Aberto do Brasil | Brazil | 130,000 | Clodomiro Carranza (1) |
6 |
| Oct 14 | Roberto De Vicenzo Invitational Copa NEC | Argentina | 125,000 | Alan Wagner (1) |
6 |
| Nov 4 | Lexus Peru Open | Peru | 125,000 |  Sebastián Salem (1) |
6 |
| Nov 11 | Dominican Republic Open | Dominican Republic | 125,000 |  Óscar Fraustro (1) |
6 |
| Nov 18 | Puerto Rico Classic | Puerto Rico | 125,000 | Sebastián Vázquez (1) |
6 |
| Dec 2 | Arturo Calle Colombian Coffee Classic | Colombia | 125,000 | Sebastián Fernández (1) |
6 |
| Dec 9 | Olivos Golf Classic-Copa Personal | Argentina | 125,000 | Ariel Cañete (2) |
6 |
| Dec 16 | Visa Open de Argentina | Argentina | 125,000 | Ángel Cabrera (1) |
6 |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2013 Web.com Tour.[5]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariel Cañete |
91,396 |
| 2 | Óscar Fraustro |
70,915 |
| 3 | Clodomiro Carranza |
63,597 |
| 4 | Matías O'Curry |
54,285 |
| 5 | Tommy Cocha |
52,385 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Latinoamérica events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Web.com Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "2012 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "PGA Tour Latinoamerica announces 2012 schedule". PGA Tour. May 2, 2012. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "2012 Orden de Mérito" [2012 Order of Merit] (in Spanish). PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 26, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "El 1: Ariel Cañete" [The 1: Ariel Cañete] (in Spanish). PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Los Cinco Ascensos…!" [The Five Ascents...!]. Revista Fairway (in Spanish). December 11, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2024.